(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Nov 2025	15.2	35.382 AU	35.563 AU	20h16m	-23°34'	78.7°	1.6°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	14.9	35.564 AU	34.551 AU	20h29m	-23°25'	175.7°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2470717
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3398581
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17579
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33624
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.17584
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.10667
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.47266
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.75198
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.75            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   20 16 58.6   -23 34 56    35.563   35.382   78.7    1.6    78   15.2 
2025-11-05 00:36 UT   20 16 58.7   -23 34 56    35.564   35.382   78.7    1.6    78   15.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   20 17 01.4   -23 34 46    35.581   35.383   77.7    1.6    78   15.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   20 17 04.2   -23 34 36    35.598   35.384   76.7    1.6    78   15.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   20 17 07.1   -23 34 25    35.616   35.384   75.7    1.6    78   15.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   20 17 10.2   -23 34 14    35.633   35.385   74.7    1.5    78   15.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   20 17 13.4   -23 34 02    35.650   35.386   73.7    1.5    78   15.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   20 17 16.6   -23 33 50    35.667   35.386   72.7    1.5    78   15.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   20 17 20.1   -23 33 38    35.684   35.387   71.8    1.5    78   15.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   20 17 23.6   -23 33 26    35.701   35.388   70.8    1.5    78   15.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   20 17 27.2   -23 33 13    35.718   35.388   69.8    1.5    78   15.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   20 17 31.0   -23 32 60    35.735   35.389   68.8    1.5    78   15.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   20 17 34.8   -23 32 46    35.752   35.390   67.8    1.5    79   15.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   20 17 38.8   -23 32 33    35.768   35.390   66.8    1.5    79   15.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   20 17 42.9   -23 32 19    35.785   35.391   65.8    1.5    79   15.2 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   20 17 47.1   -23 32 04    35.801   35.392   64.8    1.4    79   15.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   20 17 51.4   -23 31 50    35.817   35.393   63.8    1.4    79   15.2 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   20 17 55.8   -23 31 35    35.833   35.393   62.8    1.4    79   15.2 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   20 18 00.3   -23 31 19    35.849   35.394   61.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   20 18 04.9   -23 31 04    35.865   35.395   60.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   20 18 09.7   -23 30 48    35.880   35.395   59.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   20 18 14.5   -23 30 32    35.896   35.396   58.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   20 18 19.4   -23 30 15    35.911   35.397   57.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   20 18 24.5   -23 29 59    35.926   35.397   56.9    1.3    79   15.2 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   20 18 29.6   -23 29 42    35.941   35.398   55.9    1.3    79   15.2 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   20 18 34.8   -23 29 24    35.956   35.399   54.9    1.3    80   15.2 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   20 18 40.2   -23 29 07    35.971   35.399   53.9    1.3    80   15.2 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   20 18 45.6   -23 28 49    35.985   35.400   53.0    1.3    80   15.2 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   20 18 51.1   -23 28 31    36.000   35.401   52.0    1.3    80   15.2 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   20 18 56.7   -23 28 13    36.014   35.401   51.0    1.2    80   15.2 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   20 19 02.4   -23 27 55    36.028   35.402   50.0    1.2    80   15.2 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   20 19 08.2   -23 27 36    36.041   35.403   49.0    1.2    80   15.2 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.